Aereo CEO Calls On Consumers To Support Its Streaming Of Free TV

Can Aereo put enough pressure on lawmakers to reverse the Supreme Court? CEO Chet Kanojia is giving the strategy a try today, with a letter to consumers urging them to tell their representatives “how disappointed you are that the nation’s highest court issued a decision that could deny you the right to use the antenna of your choice to access live over-the-air broadcast television. Tell them your stories of why having access to a cloud-based antenna is important to you and your families. Show them you care about this issue.”

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NO. STEALING SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T BELONG TO YOU AND THEN PROFITING BY IT IS NOT OKAY! YOUNG,...

Roger

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Those who don't read history are doomed to repeat it. The problem with Diller, Chet and Aereo...

On Saturday, many of you received the news that we decided to pause our operations temporarily, as a result of the United States Supreme Court’s reversal of a lower court decision in favor of Aereo.

Your response in support of the Aereo team has been overwhelming and touching. Your tweets, emails and Facebook posts have made it clear how important it is for so many Americans to have access to a cloud-based antenna to watch live broadcast television. Many of you have asked, “What can we do?”

Today, I’m asking you to raise your hands and make your voices heard. Tell your lawmakers how disappointed you are that the nation’s highest court issued a decision that could deny you the right to use the antenna of your choice to access live over-the-air broadcast television. Tell them your stories of why having access to a cloud-based antenna is important to you and your families. Show them you care about this issue.

Visit the updated ProtectMyAntenna.org, find your representatives and send tweets, emails and Facebook messages asking them to take action to protect your right to use the antenna of your choice to access live free-to-air broadcasts, including the ability to use a cloud-based antenna.

2 Comments

Roger • on Jul 1, 2014 7:17 am

Those who don’t read history are doomed to repeat it. The problem with Diller, Chet and Aereo is they forgot their history. Read up on webgrocer and others of their ilk to understand why they crashed and why today, everyone from Amazon Fresh to Von’s are quietly and successfully doing exactly what webgrocer attempted, unsuccessfully. Aereo will prevail in the long run if they understand what was wrong with their approach. Else, someone else will attempt and succeed with the same technology a few years from now. The networks succeeded with SCOTUS because of Aereo’s clumsy execution, but they won’t prevail in the long run.

Diane • on Jul 1, 2014 7:17 am

NO. STEALING SOMETHING THAT DOESN’T BELONG TO YOU AND THEN PROFITING BY IT IS NOT OKAY! YOUNG, ARROGANT, TECH NERDS — DIDN’T YOUR PARENTS EVER TEACH YOU ABOUT A LITTLE THING THAT WE CALL MORALS & ETHICS?